USA - Culture - The Dallas Suscon Suspension Convention

L to R: Dr. Claw, (has a claw hand from self-inflicted accident).Member of Disgraceland Hook Squad in Brooklyn.I'm pretty much here to be the master of disaster."1st suspension was performed off a tree in a public park in NYC, watched over by Spliff. It actually didn't involve any rig, we were just doing flesh pulls. We lifted me up in the air, pulled the rope over, held it tight and I started fucking swingin'. At that point I had recently sliced up my hand up and fucked up my tattoo...more »

L to R: Dr. Claw, (has a claw hand from self-inflicted accident).Member of Disgraceland Hook Squad in Brooklyn.I'm pretty much here to be the master of disaster."1st suspension was performed off a tree in a public park in NYC, watched over by Spliff. It actually didn't involve any rig, we were just doing flesh pulls. We lifted me up in the air, pulled the rope over, held it tight and I started fucking swingin'. At that point I had recently sliced up my hand up and fucked up my tattoo career, so there was a little bit of anger I think going into it. I rocked that shit with a cast on and continued to suspend until the cast came off and I haven't stopped until this day.".********** Spliff - Founder, Owner, Creator of Disgraceland Hook Squad out of Brooklyn, NY, "which right now happens to be the biggest suspension team in the entire world.".Director of CoRE in Houston..Head Rigger for Agro in Houston.."I fucking love hooks. I love suspending people. It's my entire life."."My First suspension was in 2002, and to be honest with you it was horrible! I hated everything about it. But I got just enough good out of it to realize there was something else there, that if I just broke past the barrier, I could overcome it. And the next time I suspended, man I broke so much goddamn shit it was the best. It's amazing. I've committed my life to it ever since." The Freaks & Fetish Party kicked off the second annual Dallas Suscon, or suspension convention, in Dallas, Texas. Body suspension has gained mainstream exposure in recent years and suspension experts at Dallas Suscon are promoting safety and awareness.« less